Prime Minister John Key has denied reports that SAS troops have been re-deployed to Afghanistan to carry out a "revenge mission" for the killings of five New Zealand soldiers.
While they didn't tell him about Kim Dotcom, security advisers briefed Prime Minister John Key on a wider range of issues in the last year including the Rugby World Cup, the Rena grounding and the Maui gas pipeline failure.
The Prime Minister's jam-packed day in Queenstown got off to a slow start this morning as he did not arrive in time for the TSS Earnslaw's 100th re-enactment.
If the Government's mounting number of unpopular proposals, controversial legislation, poor decisions, embarrassing blunders, backdowns, admissions and apologies of recent weeks and months continues, by year-end, 2012 may well be referred to as Prime Minister John Key's "annus horribilis".
Prime Minister John Key says he doesn't understand the rationale behind a decision to grant convicted rapist Mike Tyson a visa to come to New Zealand.
Prime Minister John Key has secured a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at this weekend's summit of Apec economies in Russia.
Aug 23 - Prime Minister John Key says he "broadly supports" the principle of voluntary euthanasia and would consider it if he were terminally ill himself.
The highest-ranking Hungarian representative in New Zealand has described Prime Minister John Key's remarks about the effectiveness of Hungarian troops in Afghanistan as "snide" and "unhelpful".
Prime Minister John Key is facing calls to dump John Banks as a minister after a police investigation cleared him of electoral finance offences but found he personally solicited large donations he later declared as anonymous.
The loyalty bonus scheme for the Mighty River Power sale will be the model for part-sales of the other power companies, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday.
Prime Minister John Key has announced how the Government plans to put New Zealanders "at the front of the queue" for buying Mighty River Power shares in the upcoming share float, including bonus shares for long-term investors.
Experts on the economy and free trade have warned that Prime Minister John Key's comments about Maori water rights will come back to bite him if he does not resolve those rights before embarking on asset sales.
Prime Minister John Key said a minimum price for alcohol would not curb youth binge drinking but targeted lower income drinkers.
Prime Minister John Key has reinforced his belief that predictability, honesty and pragmatism are key ingredients for good governing and rejected excessive government spending at a lecture in Sydney.
Most New Zealanders back the Government's plan to increase exploration for oil, gas and minerals, a Herald-DigiPoll survey suggests.
Prime Minister John Key is backing the way ACC staff, paid bonuses to reduce the number of long-terms claimants on the corporation's books, have handled claimants.
The Government will press ahead with its assets sale plan despite gathering economic storm clouds which could drive down the proceeds the Government gains, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday.
Prime Minister John Key says the Queen was in "sparkling form'' when he had an audience with her during her Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand doesn't have enough money to address the poor pay rates of community-based aged care workers.
Protesters have kept Prime Minister John Key from making his first speech since yesterday's zero budget was announced.
